The Public House Theatre

The Home for Wayward Artists takes one of Shakespeare’s most violent and gory plays and sets it under an adults-only circus tent, with an updated script, live music, an original score and even acrobatics. Titus Andronicus tells the story of a power-mad general who takes a foreign queen hostage, setting off a series of bloody back-and-forth acts of revenge, including rape, disfigurement and multiple murders. Coming to life at Chicago’s Public House Theatre, this new version of the tale is designed to pull you as an audience member into the moral action (or inaction), as well as to appeal to fans of dramas like Game of Thrones.